Abstract
A moving dielectric medium acts as an effective gravitational field on light. One can use media with extremely low group velocities [Lene Vestergaard Hau ct al., Nature (London) 397, 593(1999)] to create dielectric analogs of astronomical effects on Earth. In particular, a vortex flow imprints a long-ranging topological effect on incident light and can behave like an optical black hole.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 822-825 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 84 |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Jan 2000 |
Keywords
- ELECTROMAGNETICALLY INDUCED TRANSPARENCY
- BLACK-HOLE EVAPORATION
- CONDENSATE
- ANALOG